A new bit we’re trying out here at THTM, to keep me a little more honest about blogging on a regular basis. Also to keep me from hashing out my own team issues over and over again.

Introducing: This Week in Awesome.

This Week:
Awesome:

• Swedish hockey team playing an outdoor game…. ON A RIVER. They’re making the grandstands out of ice and snow as well. Take THAT, Winter Classic!
• Of course, the Winter Classic and BEING IN BOSTON for it. Even with a head cold. AWESOME
• Return (and SCORING) of Teemu Selanne
• Return of Milan Lucic
• The World Juniors (and if we have to get specific, Team USA and John Carlson), but really all of the competitors.)
• Riley Cote getting a HAIRCUT. Sure, he’s no Hartnell, but it’s a start, right?
• George Parros

Less Awesome:

• Karl Magnus Pajaarvi-Svensson. Maybe.. uh next time?
• Baby Team Finland. Third is respectable, but still… third.
• Kari Lehtonen almost but not quite back but almost but REALLY CLOSE (aka, it’ll be a month)
• Captain Stepan of Team USA losing his gold medal….but then getting it back!
• The Capitals.. uh, they made this DUDE…. you know that one dude? Yeah, they made him their captain? And stuff?

Fail:

• Boston Bruins=Hospital Ward. Down Savard, Bergeron, Bitz, Stuart and Ference
• Chris Chelios’ DUI. Waaaaaay to be an example, Cheli.
• Dan Carcillo’s Classy Attitude. Woo Philly
• US Airways. Took them almost a week to figure out where my bags were on my return trip from Boston.
• Boston College. Way to lose like chumps at Frozen Fenway (go Terriers!)